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a," “~~. blessings to our country. ~0thcr farming ‘tcst with the rank and file in any coun- -becamc worn and prices fell. crop farmer comes to be a narrow guage ALMA HATER. We skimped ter send that boy ter fill The holler in his head with knowledge. He was u’t good fer much, but still We thought he might pull through a. college, We guessed he'd study up at nights, Work hard tor mend his mind and natur’, But now the young Philistine writes He's deep in love with Alma Mater. We'd better kep' him hoin’ corn, An' feedin' pigs, an' doin’ ploughin’ An' gitten’ up at early morn Tor milk the cows, as I’m allowin'. There's neighbor Quiggs‘s Hettyâ€"Goshl How this here news will agitate her; I'd always picked her out for Josh, And now he's sparkin' Alma Mater. I've heared about them college chaps, I’ve read about 'em in the papers ; An’ Josh is one of ’em, perhaps, A 11’ deep in all their scrapes and capers. lie wrote us he was doin’ fine, Was something of a woman hater; An’ now we find be was a lyin’, An' wastin’ time on Alma Mater. Last night we wrote a letter warm, A-sayin' we was led to statin’ He’d better come and mind the farm, An’ never mind 'bout graduatin’; That he could pack his college rigs, Or he would find out, soon or later, lle's better sparking Hetty Quiggs Than making love to Aime Mater. o-.â€" A New Cross. Referring to Mr. Havemeyer’s plan of " putting new life into the Jerseys " by crossing them with Simmeuthal bulls, Mr. S. Hoxie writes in The American Agriculturist: The impression is strong that Havemaycr might have found breeds nearer home more suitable for .his purposc. The Ayrshire is a beauti- ful animal of unquestionable health and stamina; the cow gives nearly or quite as much milk as the Simmenthal, and it is as rich. The Red Polled, with equal stamina, is not behind in any dairy quality. And last, though not least, the Holstein-Friesian give as rich milk and more of it. One of the larg- est breeders in California writes that he crossed Holstein-Fresian on other cattle. 'er says: “ I have a half-bred Holstein and Jerseyâ€"thoroughbred on both sides -which produced 662% lbs of butter last year by the Babcock test.” I have advocated the crossing of breeds for several years, and have made enquiries on the subject. From what information I have been able to gain. and from my own limited experience, I am led to the .tuulative conclusion that a cross of mod- ium weight Holstein-Fricsian bulls with Jersey cows is a success. A cross thus made by me resulted in no difficulty of birth, and the produce was a large and very rich inilkcr. I sold her to a large ~duiryman, who has often said to me. “ She was the best new I ever owned." I cannot recommend the opposite cross â€"â€"â€"that of Jersey bulls on Holstein Fries- ian cows. As breeders say, “ it does not seem to be a good nick." *â€" Mixed Farming. Mixed husbandry has brought untold The is no that will long stand the try. One line of farming may do in a new country, but it comes to an end. One requires one crop systems Many men grew rich by raising wheat when the land was new and good, and then they became poor again when the soil The one- ‘mau in his views of farming. He gets into a rut. and cannot apparently get out of it. With him the thing that has been is that which shall be. The man who grows a variety of crops from the soil, and a variety of products from the crops which he has grown. soon gets ready for any emergency. He has some crops that yield well in almost any sca- snu. There are some products which bring a fair price though the times are depressed, and there is always a fair living for the farmer and his family even in udversc.sea.~ons. The one-line farmer may sometimes find a spring- tide. but the next season he is just as likely to find an ebb-tide, and he finds liiut~rlf sometimes in " good " luck and SDUA'JIIIIIV" it) “ Iltll'll ” luck The man who diVL‘l‘alfi-JS wisely sails on .-. smooth sea. and he u~ua‘ly tinds the winds at least fairly p:cpidonsâ€"Farming. ...._.-.â€". o .- smâ€" Onn rmsnn why there is usually a good can!) of potato beetles every year i. become farmers do not use their best mimem destroy them .‘lany potato IIl'idS rum ire no l’aris green after the crop is a‘x‘tlt‘cd, the beetles having full sway. 'l'nu Consequence of this saving o‘ a few houre‘ labor is that ten times a: much work must he done next year in destroying beetles and saving the or ip of potatoes. Docs every acre on your farm pay its taxes and a profit on its cash value? Eserv farmer should ask himself this quest-ion. and then look over the farm and see how the matter stands. And: if you can‘t make every acre a profitable one, better sell or give away such as m a burden and a tax. Mixed Their Metaphors. sous anusmo nxrasssrozvs MADE BY psasoss wao nms’r THINK cxasrucnr. The following collection of curious phrases is taken from the Ram's Horn .' A coroner’s jury in Maine reported that “deceased came to his death by excessive drinking. producing npoplexy iu the minds of the jury." An old French lawyer, writing ofan estate he had just bought, added :â€" “ There is a chapel upon it. in which my wife and I. wish to be buried, if God spares our lives.” On a tombstone in India is the fol- lowing inscription: “This monument was erected to the memory of John Jinkins, accidentally shot as a mark of affection by his brother." A Michigan editor received some verses not long ago with the following note of explanation : “ These lines were written fifty years ago by one who has, for a long time, slept in his grave merely for pastime." A certain politician, lately condemn- ing the government for its policy con- cerning the income tax, is reported to have said: “They’ll keep cutting the wool off the sheep that lays the golden eggs until they pump it dry.” An orator at one of the university unions bore of the palm when he de- clared that “ the British lion, whether it is roaming the deserts of India or climbing the forests of Canada, will not draw in its horns nor retire into its shell." A reporter in describing the murder of a man named Jorkin, said: ” The murderer was evidently in quest of money, but, luckily, Mr.Jorkin had de- posited all his funds in the bank the day before, so that he lost nothing but his life.” A merchant who died suddenly left in his bureau a letter to one of his cor- respondents which he had not sealed. His clerk, seeing it necessary to send the letter, wrote at the bottom : “Since writing the above I have died.” An Oklahoma editor expresses his thanks for a basket of oranges thus: " We have received a basket of oranges from our friend Gus Bradley, for which he will please accept our compliments, some of which are nearly six inches in diameter.” The Morning Post in 1812 made the following statement: “ We congratulate ourselves most on having torn off Cob- bett's mask and revealed his cloven foot. It was high time that the hydro head of faction should be soundly rap- pcd over the knuckles." An English lecturer on chemistry said : “ One drop of this poison placed on the tongue of a cat is sufficient to kill the strongest man," and an English lieutenant said that the Royal Niger lompany wished to kill him to prevent him going up the river until next year. A clergyman in an eastern town warn- ed his bearers latcly “not to walk in a slippery path, lest they be sucked, mael- strom-like, into its meshes!" This met. aphor suggests that of another clergy- man who prayed that the word might be as a nail driven in a sure place, sending its roots downward and its branches upward. The present Duke of Leeds is report- ed to have accused the late Government of making a direct attack on the brew- ers by means of a side wind. It was during the late administration that one ofthc Irish whips telegraphed to Dub lin that “ the silence of the Irish mem- bers would be heard in the House of Commons no longer." It was the Celebrated S:rgt. Arabia who, at. the Central Criminal Court, in- formed the prisoner before him that “ if there was a clearer cusc cfa man robbing his master, that case was this case ;" and, after passing sentence, con- cluded: “ I therefore give you the op- portui ity of redeeming a character ir- rctrievably lost.” In the Irish House of Commons of 1795, during a debate on the leather tax. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Parnell, observed that “ in the prosecution of the present war every one ought to be ready to give his last guinea to save the remainder of his for- tune." Mr. Vandeleur replied that “ a tax on leather would press Very heavily on tho burefooted peasantry of Ireland.” At a recent temperance gathering an orator exclaimed: “ The glorious work will never be accomplished until the good ship Temperance shall sail from one end of the land to the other, and with a cry of ‘ Victory l' at each step she takes, shall plant her banner in every city, town and village of the United States." Another speaker said that ” All along the untrodden paths of the future we can see the hidden l footprints of an unseen hand. We pur- l sue the shadow, the bubble bursts and leaves the ashes in our hands 1" _.~ .-.. q a. PALâ€"SUN), an' first soort ov a burd in his t'roat ? Farmerâ€"That's a guinea hen; Patâ€"A guinea htni Faix, an' she's not worth it. Great Sacrifice l I have at present the largest and best! , assortment of Cook and Heating STOVES m since commencing business in Fenelon Falls, which I will sell at SLAUGHTER PRICES, and all kinds of Hardware, Paints, etc., for SPOT CASH. 1 Joseph Heard. A RUNAWAY Or an upset may damage your buggy or waggon, perhaps only slightly, perhaps so badly that you will want a new one. In either case the best thing to do is to go to S. S. Gaiuer’s, where repairing and repainting are done in the best style, and where the best kind of vehicles can be had at prices to suit the times. Shop on Francis Street East, next door to Knox’s black~ smith shop. ‘ W 0F SPRING All) SUMMER READY-MADE CLOTHING JUST RECEIVED AT J08. McFARLAND’S’. R'I-P'A-NS The modem stand- ard Family Medi- Cures the â€" common every-day ills of humanity. cine: ~ONE GIVES RELIEF. COPYRIGHTS, for information and {me runabout: write to XUXN & 00 861 Buomwn’. haw Your. Oldest. bureau for securing patents in America. Every tent taken out by no la brought butoro gficbyanotwofiveamootchargemmo S’tiwlifit garnet lugmdreuhuoa of“ mlendfic Inch. wand. 8 tendldt 11W. Nonmug’ man the pn be w thout it. Week] , “mandatinme Address. 11?)! a g If you have n't got ism“ M’s“. ‘° Sing “M ‘h" “We” money to pay what you owe for the “ Gazette,” almost any i kind of farm produce will be taken at market prices. l l I If you want first-class single or double l l 1'8. 'raaos Hamm- Dzsmu PA'rurrs. at a 00., III-l. 881 Broadway, ch York City. LINDSAY Marble Works. R. cufissss is is prepared to furnish the people of Lind- say and surrounding country with MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES, both Marble and Granite. Estimatespromptlygiven on allkinds of cemetery work. Marble Table Tops,Wash Tops, Mantel Pieces, etc.,a specialty. WORKSâ€"1n rear 0 the market on Cam- bridge strcet,cpposite Matthews‘ pa :king house. Being a practical workman all should see his designs and compare prices before purchasingelsewhere. BOBT. CHAMBERS. North of the Town Hall light or heavy Harness or anything in that line call at . DIRECTORY. _...::=a' SOCIETIES . __.._. A..- -. ._._-- .____r. ) fNIGHTS OF TENTED MACCABRES. I Diamond Tent No. 208. Meets in the True Blue hall in alt-Arthur's Block on the first and third Tuesday in each month. 11. E. Ausrtx, Com. p C. W. Bt'itoovst, R. K \, APLE LEAF TRUE BLUE LODGE No. 4‘3. Regular meetings held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday in each month. Hall in McArthur's Block. H. E. AUSHN, Master. R. QUIBRLL, Deputy Master. Joux MCGILYRAY, Rec-Secretary. C NADIAN ORDER OF QDDFELLOWS Trent Valley Lodge No. 71. Meet i the True Blue hall in McArthur's Block on the first and third Mondays in each month. WM. McKsuwx, N G. R. M. Mason, V. 8., Sec. 0. L. No. 996. MEET IN THE ORANGE . hall on Francis St. West on the second Tuesday in every month. Lawn: stusx. W. M. J. T. Tnoursox, Jtt., Rec-Sec INDEPENDENT ORDER of FORESTERS. Court Phoenix No.182. Meet on the last Monday of each month, in the True Blue hall in McArthur’s Block. T. Aus'ris, Chief Ranger. llsltiisur SANDFORD, R. S. VANADIAN llOlllE CIRCLES. FENHs LON Falls Circle No.127, meets in the True Blue hall in llchrthur’s Block the first Wednesday in every month. P. C. Runosss, Leader. R. B. Svtvss'rsn, Secretary. F. AND A. M., G. R. C. THE SPRY . Lodge No.406. Meets on the first Wednesday of each month,on or before the full of the moon, in the lodge room in Cunningham’s Block. E. Fi'izusnam), W. M. Ritv. W. Fsuxcorm, Secretary CIIURCIâ€"IES. _... APTIST CHURC Hâ€"QUEEN-ST.â€"REV. James Fraser, Pastor. Service every Sunday morning at 10.30. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30. p. in. Prayer meet- ing on Thursday evening at 7.30; Minister's Bible-class on Tuesday (fortnightly) at 7 .30. NIE’I‘HODIST CHURCH â€"- COLBORNE Streetâ€"Itgverend T. P. Steel, Pastor. Sunday service at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p.111. Sabbath School at 2.30 p. m. Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at 7.30. T. ANDREW’S CHURCHâ€"COLBORXR Streetâ€"Reverend M. McKinnon, Pus- tor. Services every Sunday at 10.30 a. in. and 7 p to. Sunday School every Sunday at 2.30 p. in. Christian Endeavor meeting every Tuesday at 8 p. in. Prayer meeting every Thursday at 7.30 p. in. ALVATION ARMY â€"BARRACKS ON Bond St. Westâ€"Adjt. and Mrs. Miller Service held every Thursday and Sat- urdny evenings at 8 p. m., and on Sundays at 7 a. m., 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. T. ALOYSIUS R. C. CHURCHâ€"LOUISA Streetâ€"Rev. Father Nolan, Pastor. Services every alternate Sunday at l0.:l0 a.m. Sunday School cverySundayatZ p. m. T. JAMES’S CHURCHâ€"BOND STREET Eastâ€" Rev. Wm. Fnrncomb, Pastor. Service every Sunday at 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. at. Sunday School every Sunday at 11.30 a. in. Bible class every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. [6‘ Seats free in all churches. Everybody invited to attend. Strangers cordially welconu J. MISCELLANEOUS. b, ECHANICS" INSTITUTEâ€"P. KELLY. Librarian. Open daily, Sunday except- ed, from 10 o'clock u. m. till 10 p. m. Books exchanged on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12 a.m. till 3 p. m. and in the evening from 7 to 9. Reading room in connection. I)OS'I‘ OFFICEâ€"F. J. KERR, POSTMAS- TER. Ollice hours from 7.40 a. tn. to 8 p. to. Mail going south closes at8 a.m Mail going north closes at 3 p. m. BATTEN DOORS. WIRE nouns J. T. THOMPSON, J r., CAIIPJJIN’l‘Eli. Jobbing attended to. Wall Brackets and Riley Chairs made to order. Workshop on Lindsay Street, Near the G. T.R. Statlcn. Fenelon Falls. PURE ms HARN E 3 S WELL RIPENED GATHERED FROM GLDVER MID 'N E V I S ON’S cessation storm new harness shop, between J. McFarland's grocery and Wm. Campbell's dry goods store. FOR SALE AT ,Tnuuxs Alto vausss J. R. Hand’s Apiary, kept. in stock as usual, and also a good assortment of fly nets and buggy dlalt‘m . irelebrated harness polish. It is a new thing and you will be sure to like it. |Agent for Pianos and Organs. l‘caelon Falls, May 20th, laser-14.1,. FRANCIS STREET EAST. ‘5 5‘ ‘0" PFICN- “- TI'J“ home “I """l" Jars or Tins left at the Gaza"): Ofliec re- turned to your house the same day. 10c. PEER $0752?